Folding bed



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FOLDING BED Filed Sent. 26, 1922 2 ShQtl-Shl 1l Mud. 24.1925,

G. P.LENNAR-rz ET AL FOLDING BED Ragazzo/".5, gbr 735227 OZeJ; 71a rzzPatented Mar. 24, 1925.

f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`GAItllI}L|Il) P. LENNARTZ AND ANTON A. SCHUMACKER, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

FOLDING BED.

Applicationrled September 26, 1922. Serial No. 590,596.

To all/whom t may concern:V l

Be it knownthat we', GARFIELD P. LEN- NARTZ and ANTON A. SCHUMACKER,citizens of theUnited States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have inventedy certain new and useful'lmprovements in Folding Beds, ofwhich the following is a specification.

While lthe present invention is particu larlyiuadapted for use inconnection with automobiles and is intended to provide a convenientcamping kit, it` may also be utilized for general purposes and embodiesa combined 'luggage 'carrier7 table, and :tolding bed. Y y* Theprincipal object of this invention is to provide adevice which maybereadily attached toan automobile running board for holding. luggageand which may be manipulated to provide a table andvalso.l a bed. Otherobjectsare to providea device of this character which is simple inconstructionand kwhich will be substantial and durable in operation; to'provide a luggage carrier lhaving either a canvas or spring bed whichlwill form the bed bottom when the carrier is unfolded andv which has anouter plate adapted to serve as a support for the bed and `which mayalso be utilized as a table; and in general to provide suoli improvedapparatus as will be described `rnore fully hereinafter and whichisshown in theaccoinpanying drawings7 in which ;Y

Figure 1 is an end view showing the device in position on therunningboard; Y

Figure 2 is a side View taken from the i' right hand side ofFigure 1with parts broken away or yshown in section; p A Figure 3 is an end viewshowing the .de- ,vicearrangedas a bed and also showing the deviceindottedlines as arranged fora table; ,i t A yFigure t is a sectionaldetail taken on the line 4.--4 of Figure 1; v

Figure 5 isa section taken on the 4line 5-5 of Figure 1; f

Figure 6k is a section taken on the line f 6-6 of Figure 1; A v

Figure 7 is a plan Vview ofV the locking device for the telescopingrails;` i

Figure 8 is an end view similar to Fig tion as shown in Figures 3 and 7.

ure 3 showing the device provided with bed springs or a spring bottoni;

' Figures 9 and 10 are details showing auxiliary supporting legs; and

Figure 11 is -a'section taken on the line 11-1l of Figure 10.

AIn the particular arrangement shown in these drawings, two U-shapedclamps or supports 10 are provided for engagement with the running board11. Y Each oi these clamps has one or more clamping screws 12 and 13 forfastening it to the board. Two angles or rails 14 are pivoted to theinner ends*` of the clainps at 15. These angles are provided at theirouter ends with clips 16 for engagement with similar telescoping anglesor bars 17 which engage with the angles 14. .The angles 17 also have4similar clips 18 at their inner ends for engagement with the angles v1tto complete the telescoping joints. These parts are made telescoping niorder to give suiiicient length for the rails when used as Va bed andVyet not Vhaving the parts project uplwardly too far when used as aluggage carrier. Tongues 19 are secured to the bars 17 .and are providedwith pins 2O for eii- Vgageinent with holes 21 in the bars le iii orderto hold the parts in extended posi- The upper ends of the angles 17 arebent outwardly to form cross bars or Ahinged arins 22 which are hingedat 23 to the correspond-` ingly inward bent arins '24 of the outerineinbers or angles 25. When thel device is arranged as a luOOaOecarrier the lower C Db D 7 ends of these angles enOaOe with hooks 26 CE* 'ID on the brackets 10 asv shown in Figure 1.

They are further held in this position by means of latches 27 which arepivoted at 2S' to the brackets 10 and engage with catches 29 on theangles 25 as shown in Figures 1 and 6. The lower ends of the angles 25are connectediby a cross bar oi' angle 30 which niay be 'formedintegr-alb7 therewith. Y t

The table 31 has an angle iron traine comprising end pieces 32 and anintegrally formed cross piece 33 which support the table top or plate34. rlhe lower ends of the end pieces are offset and are pivoted end ofthe frame.

at 35 to the angles 25, the arrangement being such that the table mayswing freely between these angles or end members. Two arms 36 arepivoted to the table at 87 and are hinged at their outer ends 38 tosimilar arms 39 which are pivoted at 40 to the angles 25. These providefolding supports or braces for the table when it is swung outwardly asshown in Figure 3. They also serve to lock or support the table in,raised position as shown in Figure 1 and when in this position provideend pieces for the luggage carrier. They also serve as braces for thetable when it is swung downwardly to provide a leg or support for thebed as shown in full lines in Figure 3.

A. center support 41 is also provided for holding the bed. This supportcomprises two side bars or legs 42 which are connected at the bottom bya cross piece 43 and are pivoted at 44 to the arms 22. This support isalso preferably braced by means of cross braces 45 which also serve asinner cross pieces for the luggage carrier. Legs or braces 46are'pivoted at 47 to the legs 42 and at 48 to the angles 25 as shown inFigures 1 and 3. rlhese legs or braces not only help to hold the support4l in position but also provide additional end pieces for the luggagecarrier.

A roller 4S) is mounted in brackets 50 on the angles 14 and carries asheet or strip 51 of canvas, duck or other suitable material for forminga bed bottom. A ratchet wheel 52 is connected to the roller 49 and isadapted to be engaged by a pawl 53 for holding the roller in adjustedposition. rlhe roller may be turned by means of a detachable wrench 54.The outer `or free `end of the strip 51 is secured to a wooden bar 55which has a number of hooks 56 for fastening the outer end in position.Vhen the device is adjusted for use as a luggage carrier these hooks areengaged with the upper end of the table and the canvas 51 is broughtdown to the outer side of the carrier as shown in Figure 1 and thenacross the bottom so as to make a supportand protection for whateverluggage is carried therein. Then the device is arranged in this manner,we prefer to have a waterproof covering placed over the carrier asindicated at 57 in Figure 3.

@Then the device is to be used as a bed, the frame is swung out and thetelescoping parts adjusted as shown in Figure 3 and the hooks areengaged with the cross bar 30 at the The bed bottom 5l may then betightened by turning the roller 49 and will be held i'n adjustedposition by the ratchet wheel and pawl.

From this description it will be seen that we provide a combinationaccessory which may be readily applied to an automobile and whien willserve as a substantial luggage holder or carrier and also provides atable and bed especially adapted for camping purposes. The deviceoccupies but little room and serves to protect the luggage which may bepacked therein on the running boart.

In the modified form of construction shown in Figure 8, a spring bedbottom 58 is provided which has hooks 59 at either end for engagementwith the bed frame. The bed bottom is made somewhat shorter than theframe in order to provide proper tension when it is stretched thereover.Vhen this form of bed is to be adjusted, the central portion of theframe is swung upwardly as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8 and the bedbottom hooked over the ends. Then by pressing down on the centralportion of the frame, the frame acts as a toggle to tighten the springs,and as the pivot 23 is somewhat below the upper line of the frame thesprings tend to hold the parts in proper position as they `are pullingbeyond the center. lt will also be noted that the canvas bed bottom maybe adjusted to any desired position and then tightened in the samemanner. This toggle action furnishes means whereby a considerabletension may be provided with but little effort.

It will be noted that at times it may be desirable to use the bedseparately from the automobile, in which case the inner end will need asupport to take the place of the running board 11. In order to do this,we provide legs 60 such as shown in Figures 9 and 10, which are pivotedat 61 to the endframe member or rail 62 which connects the side rails14. These are held in downwardly adjusted position and the frame issupported by means of folding braces 63 which are pivoted at G4 to thelegs 60 and are pivoted at 65 to brackets G6 on the rails 62. When thedevice is mounted on the ruiming board, these legs are folded upwardlyadjacent to the rails and occupy little or no room. lVhen the device isto be used separately from the automobile, the legs are swung down asshown in Figures 9 and 10 and serve to support this end of the frame,and they also serve to hold the clamps 10 in horizontal position asshown in these figures.

lt will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of the parts in order to adapt theapparatus to different machines or for ydifferent conditions andtherefore we do not wish to be limited to the exact construction hereinshown and described, e-Xeeptas point ed out in the following claims, inwhich we claim:

1. A device of the character set forth, comprising a frame formed ofinner and outer folding sections and adapted to be secured to a ruimingboard to serve as a luggage carrier, a plate pivoted to the frame andadapted to serve as the outer wall of the carrier and also as a tableand as support for the outer section of the frame when the frame isadjusted to bed form, folding legs which furnish additional support forsaid frame and e bed bottom adapted to be secured to the frame.

2. The combination With a. folding frame adapted to be secured to arunning board and folded to vertical position to serve as a 10 baggagecarrier and to horizontal position to serve as a bed, of a table memberpivoted to said frame and braces between the table member and frame,said braces serving to hold the table in raised position, in openhorizontal position and also when the table is in Vertical positionserving as e support `for the bed, substantially as described.

' GARFIELD P. LENNARTZ. ANTON A. soHUMAoKER.

